Islamic Voodoos Chapter 10 Hygiene Voodoos Many visitors to Islamic Paradises are often taken aback when they observe the horrifying hygienic condition in these countries, either in public places, or in the privacy of its Islamic citizens. For example, in Islamic countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan, Nigeria, Mauritania…and so on, people often spit anywhere they like; urinate and defecate in public places, whenever opportunity permits, oblivious to the fact that human saliva and excrement are potential carriers of deadly germs and viruses. In many Islamic Paradises, public places, such as parks, recreation centres, sports facilities etc., are often littered with obnoxious objects including human faeces. The open sewers on both sides of the road, the raw sewage‑infested railway tracks, the dirt, and litter in uncultivated or unoccupied spaces often produce revulsion to any visitors who dare to experience such horrible unhygienic conditions in many Islamic Paradises. Has Islam anything to do with such a terrible health hazard? Or is this due to poverty? Let us examine the sources of Islam to gauge the truth. The readers will note that many unhygienic practices followed in such Islamic Paradises (Dar al‑Islam) emanate directly from the practices of Muhammad as described in a number of ahadith (Muhammad’s act or sunna). These ahadith tell us that Muhammad and his companions, including his wives, lived in terrible unhygienic conditions. They had very little regard for a healthy, clean and disease‑free environment. They were inured to the dirty, unclean, and often unhealthy practices of the desert Bedouins. Here are three ahadith to learn about the pathetic personal hygiene of Muhammad and his followers: Some jihadist’s lice fell from their heads on their faces…(Sahih Bukhari, 5.59.503) Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 59, Number 503 Narrated Kab bin Ujra: The Prophet came to me at the time of Al-Hudaibiya Pledge while lice were falling on my face. He said, Are the lice of your head troubling you? I said, Yes. He said, Shave your head and fast for three days, or feed six poor persons, or slaughter a sheep as sacrifice. (The sub-narrator, Aiyub said, I do not know with which of these three options he started.) Muhammad visited Umm Haram and she looked for lice on his head…(Sahih Bukhari, 9.87.130) Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 87, Number 130: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Back alley in Cairo - A dog eating carion of another dog Allahs Apostle used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan she was the wife of Ubada bin As-Samit. One day the Prophet visited her and she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head. Then Allahs Apostle slept and afterwards woke up smiling. Um Haram asked, What makes you smile, O Allahs Apostle? He said, Some of my followers were presented before me in my dream as fighters in Allahs Cause, sailing in the middle of the seas like kings on the thrones or like kings sitting on their thrones. (The narrator Ishaq is not sure as to which expression was correct). Um Haram added, I said, O Allahs Apostle! Invoke Allah, to make me one of them; So Allahs Apostle invoked Allah for her and then laid his head down (and slept). Then he woke up smiling (again). (Um Haram added): I said, What makes you smile, O Allahs Apostle? He said, Some people of my followers were presented before me (in a dream) as fighters in Allahs Cause. He said the same as he had said before. I said, O Allahs Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me from them. He said, You are among the first ones. Then Um Haram sailed over the sea during the Caliphate of Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan, and she fell down from her riding animal after coming ashore, and died. Muhammads companions were manual labourers; they had stinky body odour...(Sahih Bukhari 3.34.285) Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 34, Number 285: Narrated Aisha: The companions of Allahs Apostle used to practise manual labor, so their sweat used to smell, and they were advised to take a bath. No wonder then, that, today, most of Muhammad’s ardent followers carry on with his tradition or Sunna—because it is compulsory for every Muslim to emulate Muhammad in all aspects, including his personal hygiene habits (see verses 3:31, 3:132, 4:13, 33:21, 33:36, and 68:4).
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